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Monday, October 20, 2008

Hilarious: Bizarre is cutting Guy Ritchie adrift, then, as even Gordon Smart runs a knocking piece about his former hero:

MADONNA’S friends have nicknamed her husband Material Guy because of his alleged cash demands ahead of their divorce.

Even Gordon knows his readers are going to spot that this is a complete swivel from his line of last week, and does at least sort-of-take-it on the chin:

The Sun told last week how British film director GUY RITCHIE informed lawyers that he wanted “not one penny” from his mega-rich missus as their eight-year marriage ends.

Ah, but you'll have spotted that Gordon isn't saying he was wrong, just that Guy has changed his mind and "keeps upping his demands".

In a surprising long quote attributed to Madonna via "a friend" but which smells surprisingly like a briefing dictated by a press spokesperson, even the couple's beloved cult gets a look-in:

“Kabbalah philosophy teaches that you don’t take what you haven’t earned. Well that’s exactly what Guy is doing. He hasn’t earned a penny of it, yet wants to take, take, take."

The thought of a cult which charges a small fortune for ordinary water and ten dollars for bits of red string suddenly having a line about not taking what you haven't earned is surprising, but I can't pretend to understand mysticism.